[GNC] upgrading from v 3.8 to v 5.12

[Ian D Henry]

Thank you for that advice.  I looked at gnucash.org, but that site seems to
offer only 5.12.  Can you suggest where I will find the latest 3 and 4
versions, please,

Ian

On Fri, 1 Aug 2025 at 15:18, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) <stan+gc at fastmail.fm>
wrote:

>
> Stan Brown
> Tehachapi, CA, USA
> https://BrownMath.com
>
> On 2025-08-01 07:59, Ian D Henry wrote:
> > I bought a new computer with windows 11.  I have been using v 3.8 for
> years
> > on a windows 10 machine.  If I install v 5.12 can I open a 3.8 data file
> or
> > are there intermediate steps I should take?
>
> You need to install the latest 3.x, then the latest 4.x, then 5.12. At
> each stage, make a backup copy of your data file, then open it, run
> Check and Repair, and save it.
>
> Stan Brown
> Tehachapi, CA, USA
> https://BrownMath.com/
>


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Ian D Henry